Nặn như bà cô nặn con cháu
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Meaning · English
To scold or rebuke someone harshly
Literally: pinch like aunt pinching her nephew
Examples
Bà cô nặn như bà cô nặn con cháu khi cháu đó không nghe lờiThe aunt scolded her nephew harshly when he didn't listen
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Nặn như bà cô nặn con cháu” mean?
To scold or rebuke someone harshly Literally: pinch like aunt pinching her nephew
Is “Nặn như bà cô nặn con cháu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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